Randall Smith Gone From Mesa Boogie/Gibson?

spawnofthesith said:
Here's some more hearsay from TOP:
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I believe that's pretty accurate. There wasn't anything nefarious, he's just old. And yes, he was barely there. People are thinking he was 78 and huffing solder fumes every day. Not the case. He didn't really design the Badlander, Triple Crown, or Fillmore. The Mark VII and Cali Tweed are his last products, AFAIK. What's going to be interesting is Mesa Boogie in 5-10 years, not this moment.
 
I acquired an export model Mark IV earlier this year and had a local tech rewire it to US voltage. There was some confusion regarding the new MOV blowing after changing taps/value. My tech was saying that it was a bit of a challenge talking to the right head honcho guy in the know as he was only in office 1-2 days per week. Guessing that was probably Mike B? (turned out that the MOV value didn't need to just be changed, it also needed to go in a slightly different spot in the circuit)


On a related note to that, I recently learned that just because someone works at Mesa doesn't mean they know wtf is going on. I had a thread about it here but I was receiving some VERY different information from two different CS reps regarding retapping. Had I listened to one guy, I would've been out an extra $300 changing out the OT entirely (not necessary, the export OT has multiple voltage taps inside, as the schematics floating around indicate. Guy tried to tell me that schematic was wrong. it wasn't). I do now know that if I am ever contacting mesa support and get a response from a specific individual, I'm just going to resubmit my inquiry and hope someone else answers :LOL:
 
TubeStack said:
@la szum a little grouchy today. :rofl
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I so was. I hope I never have to Tuesday again like that. :brick

I have a Property Management business where I contract
with homeowners (most of them vacation rentals or Summer
Homes/Cottages). I have never had issues finding help, or
sub-contracting out any work that comes up. Until now. There's
no one. No one! It's brutal.

I am not dying, or getting shot at, or starving--so it could be
more brutal. I just have people who want work done, and that
I am obligated under contract to see it is completed and I cannot
find any employees (temp or otherwise), nor am I able to sub
it out---because everyone else who has a business is in the same
situation right now.

This means I have to find a way to do all of this work myself. 4
of the jobs are leaking roofs that need repair. I can't fucking do
all of that. I am 56! My days of being on roofs was supposed to
be done and over with. Now I am getting ladders and harnessing
my sagging ass up on to pitched roofs (one metal) and being
all, "So this is how I go out??!!" :LOL:

It's fucked. Businesses can also fail and go under because of a
dire lack of labour. I have the work. I have the reputation. Just
need some live bodies.

So yeah, I came home for a bit of a break and something to eat
and took a dump on here. My bad. :hugitout

Better than murdering someone, though, right----or "firing" an
icon from a brand he founded. :rofl
 
Metal roof = one day too fucking hot to even get up there. Next day = wet and
you have the world's original slip and slide. :facepalm

Oh, and my Mom calls me and is like, "There is water dripping from somewhere
onto my Stove." :idk

I am assuming Hood Vent is leaking. So I can add another to the list of never-ending
funsies! It's rained a lot here this Summer, and very, very intensely. Any crack or weak
spot has definitely been exposed.

In positive news! At least it is not snowing and cold. Yet. :beer
 
la szum said:
Metal roof = one day too fucking hot to even get up there. Next day = wet and
you have the world's original slip and slide.
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How do you even secure your self to a metal roof? Most of the ones I've seen are too low-sloped (~4:12) to simply lay a long extension ladder onto, and steeper ones (~12:12) aren't steep enough to use a ladder hook at the peak.

I love being able to use a lift of some sort. When practical.

I've installed only a couple metal roofs, simple ones, and once I underestimated just how slippery they can be.

Was working in my bare feet (better grip than boots or shoes, and no plastic on the panels), and there was just the slightest mist on the panels. But I felt like my feet still had good grip, but I was wrong. Without any warning my foot slipped, and fortunately I was at the peak. I instinctively grabbed the top end of the panel and arrested what would've been a slide down to the scaffolding set up at the lower roof edge, where we had the panels staged.

But I cut my hand on the end of the panel when I grabbed it. Stupid! :facepalm

Yeah, my sketchy work habits have caught up to me a few times in my career.
 
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TSJMajesty said:
How do you even secure your self to a metal roof? Most of the ones I've seen are too low-sloped (~4:12) to simply lay a long extension ladder onto, and steeper ones (~12:12) aren't steep enough to use a ladder hook at the peak.

I love being able to use a lift of some sort. When practical.

I've installed only a couple metal roofs, simple ones, and once I underestimated just how slippery they can be.

Was working in my bare feet (better grip than boots or shoes, and no plastic on the panels), and there was just the slightest mist on the panels. But I felt like my feet still had good grip, but I was wrong. Without any warning my foot slipped, and fortunately I was at the peak. I instinctively grabbed the top end of the panel and arrested what would've been a slide down to the scaffolding set up at the lower roof edge, where we had the panels staged.

But I cut my hand on the end of the panel when I grabbed it. Stupid! :facepalm

Yeah, my sketchy work habits have caught up to me a few times in my career.
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Yup. I have fallen off before. Once during an heavy snow removal. At least it was a soft landing.
Freaks you out when you start sliding and realize you have ZERO control over what is going
to happen.

I have discovered that the weather is super important. Not too wet. Not too hot. Not too cool.
Hell, sometimes you can't even squat and sit down as you will slide. :facepalm

I also create an anchor spot somewhere along the ridge cap/vent (over even all the way down
to the soffit on the opposite side) where I can tie myself off with an rope/harness. :idk

Luckily I finished that one---and now just wait for an heavy rain to see if my repairs worked.
 
la szum said:
None of us have ever once speculated in our lives or shared a rumour. Nope. Not one time. Ever.

Especially, not here. Nope. :hmm

OMFG! How did I get in a place where I am actually defending Fluff. :facepalm :rofl
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la szum said:
None of us have ever once speculated in our lives or shared a rumour. Nope. Not one time. Ever.

Especially, not here. Nope. :hmm

OMFG! How did I get in a place where I am actually defending Fluff. :facepalm :rofl
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Sure! Exact same thing. How many subscribers do you have? What companies do you do paid demos for?

Point being, sure a lot of people speculate. But when it’s someone who has a direct relationship with a company that gets paid by the company, that speculation takes on different weight and different repercussions.
 
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